Ask AI Podcast
Ask AI Podcast
Ask AI
The podcast of the Ask AI nonprofit features interviews with the movers, shakers, and algorithm-makers who are shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Tune is as host Melissa Kargiannakis navigates this exciting and sometimes concerning technology for the everyday listener. Visit askai.org to learn more about programs, volunteering, and free research at the Ask AI nonprofit. Series Sponsor: cinchy.com Host: Melissa Kargiannakis Producer: Chris McLellan Editor: James Fajardo
E49 What goes on behind-the-scenes at Meta’s Fundamental AI Research hubs?
Catch the Ask AI interview with Joelle Pineau, Vice President of AI Research at Meta, to learn about her AI journey, her work leading Meta’s FAIR teams from Montréal, and the importance of repeatability, openness, and diversity in AI research. Special thanks to our series sponsor Cinchy, the enterprise Data Collaboration Platform that enables people, systems, and AI models to co-produce intelligent data products that can be reused for unlimited IT delivery projects while eliminating data integration and making it virtually impossible for people or AI models to violate data protection controls. Interested in artificial intelligence? ⁠Subscribe to the Ask AI newsletter⁠ to stay on top of news, people, and events PLUS receive our latest content, open research, and special offers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
Dec 18, 2023
48 min
E48 Check-In: How is AI extending the impact of Dr. Jane Goodall's research?
Tune in to this Ask AI check-in as host Carolyne Pelletier meets David MacLaren, CEO and Founder of MediaValet to ask the question: How is AI being used to extend the impact of Dr. Jane Goodall's research? Watch the video and get all the links from the episode post. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
Jul 27, 2022
17 min
E47 Interview: How is AI being used to help solve critical supply chain challenges?
Catch the Ask AI interview with Stephany Lapierre, CEO and founder of Tealbook, the supplier data foundation that uses AI and ML to enable supply-side innovation and power e-procurement tech stacks.   Get all the links from our episode post --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
Jun 29, 2022
33 min
E46 Interview: Why is AI essential for developing new medicines for genetic diseases?
Catch the Ask AI interview with Amit Deshwar, VP and Head of Predictive Systems at Deep Genomics, the AI Workbench used to prioritize transformational RNA therapeutics for genetic diseases. Get all the links from our episode post --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
Jun 20, 2022
30 min
E45 Check-In: How is AI accelerating the science behind pharmaceutical research?
Catch the Ask AI interview with Liran Belenzon, co-founder & CEO of BenchSci, the AI-assisted application accelerating science at 16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,500 research centers worldwide. Visit our episode post to get all the links. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
Jun 13, 2022
18 min
E44 Interview: Why are all businesses destined to become AI businesses?
Tune in to this Ask AI interview as our host Melissa Kargianakkis meets Monish Gandhi, Founder & CEO of Gradient Ascent AI, to ask the question: Why are all businesses destined to become AI businesses? Visit our episode post to get all the links --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
Jun 9, 2022
34 min
E43 Interview: Can AI accelerate the shift to cleaner energy choices?
Catch this Ask AI interview with Arooj Ahmed Qureshi, Data Scientist at EnPowered, the Waterloo-based energy payment platform that predicts spikes in electricity prices, allowing customers to shift usage to save on average 48% on electricity costs while also reducing emissions.  Click here to get all the links and stream the video from our episode post. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
May 25, 2022
29 min
E42 Check-in: How is AI making greenhouse food production more efficient?
Catch this Ask AI team check-in with Yves Daoust, Founder and CTO at Winter Farm who were awarded $2.9M to use AI/ML to optimize greenhouse-based food production.  Click here to get all the links and stream the video from our episode post. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
May 11, 2022
19 min
E41 Check-in: How is AI powering environmental monitoring in major cities?
Catch this Team Check-in with Greg Johnston, President of Carl Data Solutions, the Vancouver-based predictive analytics startup that recently signed an environmental monitoring deal with Los Angeles Sanitation Districts, a utility that serves over 5.6 million people.  Get all the links and steam the video version from our episode post:   https://www.askai.org/post/e41-how-is-ai-powering-environmental-monitoring-in-major-cities --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
Apr 27, 2022
18 min
E40 Interview: How can brain activity improve how we teach computers to talk?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as our host Melissa Kargiannakis sits down with Dr. Alona Fyshe, Assistant Professor at University of Alberta to ask the question: How can brain activity improve how we teach computers to talk? Click here to get all the links from our episode post. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-ai/message
Apr 14, 2022
34 min
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